Screendance is a visual artform that combines elements of live dance performance, post-production and cinematography to create works that couldn’t exist…
Celine Robins
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Join the club: Celebration to honor ’80s cult classic film
Attention brains, athletes, basket cases, princesses and criminals: In celebration of the film’s thirtieth anniversary, the Englert Theatre will host a costume contest and screening of John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club this Saturday, March 28 beginning 6 p.m.
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New season, new name for Iowa City’s roller derby team
The Old Capitol City Roller Derby’s season starts this Saturday, March 21 at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, where their two teams, the All-Stars and Ped Maulers, will bout against Des Moines’ Team United All-Stars and Blue Ribbon Bullies. For Iowa City’s flat-track roller derby team, a new season means new changes, including […]
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UI symposium addresses human transformation of the natural world
Through Saturday, March 7, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will host a symposium entitled “Energy Cultures in the Age of the…
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Cedar Rapids burlesque troupe to host introductory dance workshop
Vivi Phoenix, founder and madame of Va Va Voom! Burlesque Troupe — Cedar Rapids’ only burlesque troupe — is inviting women to celebrate…
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Lunafest set for Thursday: Women-focused film fest features silent auction, screenings
LUNAFEST heads to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m., bringing eight short films “by, for, about women” to support…
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Alton Brown brings his culinary variety show to town
Get a taste of something new this evening at Alton Brown’s culinary variety show. This evening, Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids will stage Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour, a multi-media, multi-genre culinary variety show starring the famed food entrepreneur himself. Brown may be best known as the host of Food Network’s long-running, James […]
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On the Table: Where to dine with your Valentine
It’s Valentine’s Day — again! If you are like many people, you’ll probably be putting on (slightly) nicer clothes and celebrating what is certainly the most romantic day of the year with a meal that will leave you and your dining companion feeling thoroughly stuffed. Even if you hate this holiday as much as some […]
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Food Policy Council to present forum on local food, future of County Poor Farm
The Johnson County Food Policy Council is holding a public forum titled “Past, Present and Future: Local Foods at the County Farm,” where community members…
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Northside Bistro set to open at Market and Linn, construction under way
Since the Haunted Bookshop moved in late 2013, many have wondered what would become of the historic space at corner of…
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Exhibit exploring Iowa’s culinary heritage opens at Old Capitol Museum
As part of their Food for Thought semester programming, the University of Iowa is hosting an opening reception for the exhibit…
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Winter solstice celebration to honor the season and community
The winter solstice takes place each year on Dec. 21 or 22, and marks the official beginning of winter and the longest night of the year…
